§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress he has made in establishing competitiveness indicators to measure the improvement in the United Kingdom's performance in this respect. [77786]
§ Mr. ByersThe Competitiveness White Paper announced the publication of a set of competitiveness indicators—the Competitiveness Index. The department is aiming to publish the Index in July. Further information is given in the DTI Implementation Plan, which has been placed in the Library or can be viewed on the Internet at www.dti.gov.uk/comp.